Strongs Number: G1228
- Greek Word
- διάβολος
- Transliteration
- diabolos
- Phonetic
- dee-ab'-ol-os
- Part of Speech
- Adjective
- Strongs Definition
-
a traducer; specifically Satan (compare [H7854])
- Thayers Definition
-
1. prone to slander, slanderous, accusing falsely
a. a calumniator, false accuser, slanderer,
2. metaph. applied to a man who, by opposing the cause of God, may be said to act the part of the devil or to side with him
- Origin
- From G1225
- Bible Usage
- false accuser devil slanderer.